Archive for June 22nd, 2008
Another Poll Suggests UK Public Sceptical about AGW
Posted by Paul, June 22nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 14
The majority of the British public is still not convinced that climate change is caused by humans – and many others believe scientists are exaggerating the problem, according to an exclusive poll for The Observer.
The Observer: Poll: most Britons doubt cause of climate change
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Goodbye Dear Old Friend, We’ll Always Miss You
Posted by Paul, June 22nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Comments: 11
A Border Collie puppy came into our lives on Sunday 11th August 1996 rather sooner than expected. We’d agreed to buy him for £50 a couple of days earlier after we saw him at Rabbit Farm in Criccieth, North Wales. When we went to see him again on Sunday, we were told that we could [...]
GM Wheat and Climate Change – A Note from Darren
Posted by Paul, June 22nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 15
Victorian premier John Brumby extolled the virtues of drought-tolerant GM wheat under development in Australia at an international biotechnology conference in the U.S., explicitly linking the new varieties and their potential to help combat climate change.
“Drought-tolerant wheat developed in Victoria is returning yields up to 20 per cent higher than non-GM control crops, Premier of [...]